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Plautus in Performance
The Theatre of the Mind
Plautus and His Legacy
Plautus was Ancient Rome's greatest comic playwright, Shakespeare drew heavily on his plots, and his legacy is prevalent throughout modern drama.
Expanded Edition
In this expanded edition of his successful book, one of America's foremost Classical scholars introduces performance criticism to the study of Plautus's ancient drama.
In addition to the original detailed studies of six of the dramatist's plays, the methodology of performance criticism, the use of conventions, and the nature of comic heroism in Plautus, this edition includes new studies on: